WEBVTT DONE.TIM: WHEN THE SOUTH CAROLINADEPARTMENT OF TOURISM STARTEDCRUNCHING NUMBERS TO SEE WHICHAREAS ARE THE TOP PERFORMERS,SPARTANBURG COUNTY SHOWED SOMEOF THE FASTEST GROWTH IN THESTATE.SO WE CAME HERE TO FIND OUT WHY.IT'S WHERE THE PANTHERS PRACTICE, AND WHERE A SLEW OF NEWRESTAURANTS HAVE STARTED TO LINEDOWNTOWN STREETS.BUT IF YOU ASK OFFICIALS WHYSPARTANBURG COUNTY IS 7TH IN THESTATE FOR TOURISM DOLLARS WITH A10.3% GROWTH IN HOTEL STAYS,THEY WILL TELL YOU, THE WORD ONWHAT THEY OFFER IS OUT.>> WE'RE A BEAUTIFUL PART OF THESTATE HERE, AND SOMETIMES IT'SUNDERREPRESENTED IN THE SENSETHAT FOLKS DON'T THINK OF USFIRST.THEY THINK OF THE COAST.TIM: CHRIS JENNINGS SAYS, IN THEWORLD OF TOURISM, THE CAROLINACOAST IS KING, AND ALWAYS HASBEEN.BUT AN AD CAMPAIGN THAT AIRED INSURROUNDING STATES LAST SUMMER,TOLD THE WORLD ABOUTSPARTANBURG.>> WE SPENT ABOUT $150,000.WE GENERATED IN NEW SPENDING$17.4 MILLION.NOT A BAD RETURN ON INVESTMENT.TIM: CHARLESTON, HORRY,GREENVILLE, BEAUFORT ANDRICHLAND COUNTIES PULLED IN MOREIN THE LAST TWO MONTHS OF 2016, BUT FOR SPARTANBURG TO RANK ATNUMBER 7 FOR THE THIRD STRAIGHTYEAR IS HUGE, JENNINGS SAYS.>> WE LIKE BEING TOP 10.OF COURSE, I'M A LITTLECOMPETITIVE.I'D LIKE TO BE TOP 5.TIM: MEANING, THERE'S MORE WORK